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Mr 糊说 vaguetalkb32f — loved this book and cried at the heartacke too. have audible also.

Jefferson Bruno studiodaxter — Fright Time was a juvenile horrors series like many others, except that each book contained three different stories by three different authors and, generally, (based on foggy memories and some preview-reads on Amazon (they've been reprinted!)) of higher quality writing, for juvenile horror series anyway. It makes a terrible kind of sense that Rochelle Larkin, a woman who edited many of the Great Illustrated Classics (those books were everywhere weren't they? And no damn good) was also responsible for these. Loved these books growing up, loved. I had the oddest chain-of-thoughts that led me to thinking about these books for the first time in likely ten years. I'll spare you the thought-chain just as I'll spare you the intricate 'crazy weird' dream I had last night. What was it about the 90s that inspired youth-oriented horror series? There of course had been for years authors who wrote supernatural novels for kids, from the gothic fare of John Bellairs to the facing-the-supernatural-as-metaphor-for-adolescence works of Zilpha Keatley Snyder. And of course you can go further back, but there was something in the water in the early 90s that sparked a huge horror boom in children's writing, the revival of Tales From the Crypt in reprints and on TV? I found a neat article last night from ThoughtCatalog.com that makes some good points about the success of Don Bluth, Jim Henson and other movies (Gremlins anyone?) that had horrific elements but were still 'kid-friendly'. The author also brings up Are You Afraid of the Dark, a series once the height of creepy, now ridiculous. It's interesting the series started airing in '91, right before all those books started coming out. There were so many. Goosebumps, Spinetinglers, and Spooksville come first to my mind. But R.L. Stine was king, with at least three other sprawling kid and young adult franchises to his name. To give an idea of his influence, when Goosebumps fell out of popularity in the late 90s along with (to be fair) some other financial shenanigans Scholastic Books' stock dropped over 50% in early 1997. Did I say that I loved these? I only had five of the 18 produced, but they were a lot of fun and if I see any at yard sales I'll probably pick them up. I had a shorty review of this posted last night but it didn't seem like enough. I wanted to justify my rooting around online for unspeakable amounts of time seeking these out with more than a few lines.

Ken Ray ken_ray — I love all these posters encouraging kids to read, by all the big names in children's illustrations.

陈 好 dzt1241246c42 — The book describes two true stories that both occurred in Chicago during the 1893 World Exposition. The first is about Daniel Burnham, the fair's head architect, and the second is about H.H. Holmes, who has often been called "America's first serial killer". Larson alternates between the two stories from chapter to chapter and readers learn about the frustrations involved in constructing the buildings for the World Fair and the eerie and suspicious manner in which Holmes built his "castle", a building that would be used as the scene of his many crimes. I know it sounds kind of weird, but it was really good. What I most enjoyed about this book is that it is readable nonfiction; the fact that it's all true makes it all the more fascinating. It is clear that Larson did a lot of research to flesh out his story as much as possible. In addition to telling Burnham and Holmes's tales, Larson also includes references to other famous Americans who experienced the fair, including Annie Oakley, Mark Twain, and Frank Lloyd Wright. The result is a book that covers all bases and is an engaging read.

William Chen williamtwcbb9d — 4.5 stars. I really liked it. I thought it was going to be just a light teenagey, somewhat cheezy read, but there was some real depth to it! And enough talent on the author's part to actually bring out my emotions. It made me homesick for my sisters, and for those teenage years that I sometimes wish I could redo with my sisters, just to have more time with them and really pay attention to what was going on in their lives. The author actually does a really good job of portraying a teenager's worries, dreams, and fears realistically. I could really relate to the main character and her little sister - it totally took me for a stroll down memory lane of my teen years. The bond between sisters is an amazing thing.